Seperating lens from tail lamp housing?

This is specifically for Doug or Lwin:

I need to seperate the lens from my center finish lamp (the one that says svx in it) The plastic seems more delicate than that of the headlamps, and I'm afriad the heatgun trick would melt the plastic. How do you guys remove the lens?

Mike

[mohrds]

Originally posted by Green1995SVX
This is specifically for Doug or Lwin:

I need to separate the lens from my center finish lamp (the one that says svx in it) The plastic seems more delicate than that of the headlamps, and I'm afraid the heatgun trick would melt the plastic. How do you guys remove the lens?

Mike

Lwin may have conquered it alone, but I have always used two people to tackle it. A heat gun will work well as long as you keep it moving. We would heat an area, pry it apart and insert a wood shim (I had some handy) to keep the separated area from gluing itself back together. It is a long and dangerous process. If you get too strong with the prying, you will crack the lens right in half.

Have fun!

Doug

[michael]

Hey Mike, I've had all of mine off and the heat gun works just be careful. Start at one edge and slowly work your way to the opposite, don't try to get the whole thing in one shot it cools to fast Don't use a screwdriver to pry the clips it will distort the plastic use something wider to distribute the seperation more evenly. A putty knife or thin pieces of plastic "like" credit cards to keep the clips from re-clipping works well.

P.S. try not to make a mess of the sealant unless you plan on removing all of the old stuff. Check my locker for pics of the light.

[Seraph]

Mike,

Follow the instructions those guys gave you. I recommand 2 people (4 hands too). Oh and don't get the heat gun too close to the black plastic. It'll melt and it will not reseal well.

Apart from that, good luck and enjoy.

Lwin


If I have an oven big enough, it will do fine. Front ones melt at the higher temp too.